Belt fastener



J. H.'.TABLER.

BELT FASTENER.A APPLICATION man ocr. 5. 1920.

JOHNHOWARD TABLER, or wasnmemoivapsmnrom or eoLUMBIa;

BELT FASTENERY;

Maese one piece especially adapted'orlconnecting the endsoi' machine belts to not only' form a simple,l strong andsecure connection 'but one that maybe e of tools and will permirt'sl'acl; in the belt to be readily and =conv eniently talrenrfup toany extent desired A further object of my invention is to pro-v vide ametal fasteningtlevice (for machine belts in which no partot` the said device comes in Contact vwiththe faces ofthefpulleys the belt willgrun smoothly over said whereby y y pulleys to notonly obviate K e'aron the fasteningdevioe land pulleys, but an easy running belt free ofnoise.` l l A further'and'fimp-ortant object of my presentinvention' is. the constructionof a metal fastening devi'cefotthis type in which the endlsof the belt will besecurely confined therein I A A y bodyI Aof thefbelt to 1iiaintai'n the .adjustment of thesaid pulled'through Vthe device to'take/np slackl caused by stretchingr` 'of the belt ;fthe continementf otthe'endsin this positive manner' also:

- beyo'ndtlie endiol" thefd'evice to vbe cut off close"to"`the"s`ame and 4thereby eliminate a projecting'looseeiid that ivoiild" flap and ray'orfunravel :When cotton v'vebbing is used.v

These priipal objects arey accomplished by the peci'iliarformlation of the fastening del vice'to provide at each'` end thereof ajcrosspiecevvitli anyadjoi'ning cooperating crossbarjthelatter havingA teethprojecting inthe'Y direction ofthe cross-piece to slightly engage I or biteinto the termina portion of the looped end of the belt extending Jfrom said cros'sfbai g claimed.

In the accompanying drawings;-

Figl is a View of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a planvievv of the fastening dei' Specicaton ofLettersyatent.

cheaplyapplied without `theuse also provide f against the pulling 'tension' of the Y beltfbetwveeivi the pulleysbut ivill.` ermit either yterminalportion to be readily all" as hereinafter described and illustrating the application' y thereto.

Fig. 3 isa side elevation.

Patented June zo, 1932.y Appilicanon med october 5, 4`1920.45riti un. 4114,83?

Fie-1%; iS lengitudnal. Sectional View@ through 'the fastening ydevice and ends of c lvlf'zfw'k e belt. A

Fig. 61

Fig;y 5 detailplanview of theffastening is a bottoml 'plan view thereof.

Fier TiSI 'u longitudinal .Sectional View, 011

illustrate .the operation lof the teethon the.

cross-bar. l

Fig, l8 y `s an enlarged view to more clearly' In carryingenemy invention the .fastening 3de'vi-ce is Vlmade to comprise opposite piece and., companion crossbar at both endsv of the V.device vforf connecting the endsfof a length belt `material `thereto. H In` the present instan ce the `cross-*bars 12 over" l Y;

whichgthefends ofthe' belt, arelo'oped aref,

of p eular .constfutfwn in vwhereby the, lower 'portions lol' said loops of crOSS-SQQOD i p .so e the 'beltUWill bey on a line with eachfothelf.

resent.. a p latica-lly. .continuous f engag. Y

ing `surfaceforthe 1belt as, it passesoverthe pulleysj and toA accomplish this vthe inner y lportion 'of each cross-bar isl bent dovvnvvard,

as at llglso that'thelovverHedgethereot will..

y A K l i i y y l'be disposed below the planeoffthe underpermitting the terminal portion that is pulled l cross-piece' v11 a dis'- edge, opposite 4thefinner,edge of.'the{com the thickness lof the panion'i crossfpiece 11,... with teeth.l 121? to 'provitde amoresecure'engagement ofthe loopedpertio'ns.y of thewbelt Withv the parts of the 'fasteiiingn/levice, and that portion of the cross-bar havingfthe ,teeth isdc'ulrved slightly dovvnvvard,was shown, so that lthe l teeth villfonlyslightlyfengage in the belt i material. A'lhe.crossbars are. locatedk -sutliciently 'close together. so that wvhen ythe ends.

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of the rbelt 'are inloopedengagement with the fastening vdevice they will meet,` or"- nearly. so, Withtlhe underside of the belt at the fasteningdeviceipresenting a straight or continuous bearing/surface, as herein,-

4end of the fastening device.

before explained and shown in Figs. 3 and 4l of the drawings; and it will be noted that the particular form given to the cross-bars eliminates the gap between the connected ends of the belt when the lower edge of the cross-bar is on a plane with or above the lower edge of the companion crosspiece, van arrangement commonly employed in this general type of buckle. Such a gap not only causes wear on the belt at this point or points as it passes over the pulleys but also prevents the easy running of the belt as provided for in the present 1nstance,

The cross-pieces at the ends of the fastening device and which cooperate with the cross-bars in attaching the ends of the belt in said fastening device are preferably made wide to provide agreater surfacebearing for the terminal portions of the belt Confined between said cross-pieces and body of the belt, and as this increased bearing is only required at the side edges of the belt the central portion of the outer edge of each cross-piece is cut away and turned up, as at ll, to form a finger-hold for lifting the fastening device at either end and also a recess to facilitate gripping the end ofthe belt in tightening the saine, As will be obvious, the main purpose of the wide cross-pieces is to confine the terminals of the beltY so that they may be cut off close up to the ends of the fastening device.

The device is made in one piece and is not only light in l.construction but can be manufactured at small cost. It is preferably' struck from sheet metal, the blank being first cut out to provide for shaping the cross-pieces and toothed cross-bars and bending up the side pieces to rise vertically from the ends of said cross-pieces and crossbars. However, I may form the device by casting, or otherwise, but when it is stamped from sheet metal, as steel, the teeth are well defined and therefore more effective in gripping the belt, but it will be noted by reference to Fig. S that it is only the upper ends of said teeth that engage the belt.

In applying the fastening device to a length of belt-material, as cotton webbing, one "end of the latter is first connected to one end of'said device by looping it over a cross-bar l2 from the underside thereof so that the terminal portion of the belt may be brought out beneath the companion cross-piece ll and in like manner the other end of the belt is connected to the opposite l/Vhen the belt is fitted over the pulleys it is tightened to take up slack by pulling on either one or both of the projecting ends or terminals, as a, and when tightened the body portion of the belt will confine the terminal portions against the underside of the crosspieces permitting the projecting loose ends to be cut off close to the ends of the fastening device.. As will be obvious the operation of applying the device in fastening the endsl of a belt and adjusting the belt between the pulleys is easily and quickly laccomplished without requiring the use of tools, and the particular man'ner in which each end device provides for quickly taking up slack that may occur by stretching of the belt in use. tening device is durable and not 'Furthermora as the metal fas subjectif, to wear by contact with the pulleys a wern; belt may be renewed by simply remoavking; the fastening device from the old one and j applying it to a new length of belt-materiali.

of the belt is connected to the,A

panion ciQSS-piece, as well as the underside of said cross-piece, augmented by the en-f gagement of the teeth at the forward edge of the cross-bar opposing the strain or ten-- sion, The engagement of the teeth also holf-:lfr

and prevent the looped end portions of the, belt slipping or'creeping around the crosse. bars during the usual vibration of the belt'- between the pulleys. Though the engager. nient of the teeth prevent slipping of theat-- tached ends 0f the belt in the fastening de vice in the direction of the body of said belt they do not interfere with the operation of tightening the belt, as the terminal portion, 0r portions, in this instance are pulled in the opposite direction and will ride over the teeth, foi1 the upper ends only of the latter engage the belt presenting sharp points prow jecting towards the endsof said belt. It is for this reason I dispose the teeth at the forward edge of each cross-bar opposite the inner edge of the companion cross-piece.

ln removing a belt either end thereof may be detached by lifting an end of the fastening device so that the terminal portion of said belt at this end of said device may be pushed up and out from between the crosspiece and toothed cross-bar andthen drawn out from between said cross-bar and attached end of the belt looped over the other cross-bar.

lnasmuch as it is only the upper ends or edges of the teeth that engage the belt it is of course not necessary to have the said teeth the full thickness of the cross-bar, and therefore they may be formed at the upper part only of the` forward edge thereof; furthermore, as only a very slight engagement with the belt is required, owing to the friotional engagement of the looped end of said belt in the fastening device, short teeth or probably a serrated edge will answer; and in any event the engagement is not sufficient to materially injure or at all weaken the belt at this point. v

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. A fastening device for belts comprising side pieces, a cross-piece between the ends thereof with a belt engaging lower edge at its inner side, and a companion cross-bar between the side pieces vin the rear of the aforesaid cross-piece around which the end of the belt is looped and passed outrbelow the cross-piece between the body of the belt and said cross-piece, the lower edge of the cross bar being on a plane below the belt engaging edge of the cross-piece a distance approximating the thickness of the belt, substantially as shown and for the purpose Y set forth.

2. A fastening device for belts comprising side pieces, opposite cross-pieces each having a belt engaging lower edge at its inner side, and intermediate cross-bars-one for each cross-piece in the rear thereofaround which the ends of the belt are looped to pass out below the cross-pieces between the body 0f the belt and said cross-pieces, the aforesaid cross-bars being spaced so that the portions of the beltextending thereover will be close together and the lower edges of the cross-bars disposed on a plane below the belt engaging edges of the cross-pieces a distance approximating the thickness of the belt, for the purpose set forth.

3. A fastening-device for belts comprising.

side pieces, a cross-piece between said slde pieces with a plain belt engaging lower edge at its inner side, and a companion cross-bar in the rear of the aforesaid cross-piece having a plain rear edge and teeth at its forlward edge opposite the `belt engaging edge said cross-pieces, u said cross-bars having each a plain inner edge and teeth vat its outer or forward edge opposite the belt-engaging edge of the companion cross-piece and the lower edges of the cross-bars disposed on a plane below the lower edges of the cross-pieces approximating the thickness of the belt so that the lower surfaces of the attached ends of the belt below the fastening device will be on a line with each other, for the purpose set forth.

JOHN HOWARD TABLER. 

